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Baby girls swing cardi

I made this for Friends baby due later this year

Created by: Lyn R

  • Project Details

    About

    The pattern uses a 4 ply Luxury yarn, but whilst visiting the Bendigo Yarn shop, I noticed a display garment that had been knitted up in 4ply sock yarn, so decided that was a far prettier option. Garment is knitted in pieces to just above armholes then all pieces knitted on circular needle for yoke.

    Pattern

    Bendigo Woollen Mills Pattern 8358

    This pattern is from:
    Bendigo Mills own printed patterns

    Yarns

    • material-yarn
      Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply sock yarn 100gm balls - Pastel Multi

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 3.25mm (US 3) 80cm
    • Circular 2.75mm (US 2) 60cm

    Accessories

    • Stitch Holder
    • Stitch Markers
    • Tapestry Needle
    • Buttons

    Measurements

    Notes: To fit chest size 45cm, which going by finished garment would probably fit a 6 - 9 month baby.

    Tags

    • Babies
    • Girls

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: May 20, 2018 Finished on: May 24, 2018

  • Comments

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    20 Comments

    • Janet

      This is gorgeous!!! 🥰
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    • Michelle M

      • Queensland

      Oops I think it was Venice.have fun in broken hill I'm sure you will find some lovely craft shops there.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        I also made a scarf for my friend's birthday using the Bendigo sock yarn. I posted pic on this site.
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    • Michelle M

      • Queensland

      Let me know what the "not just socks" wool is like.
      I hope you didn't get caught in all the flooding in Vienna, I have heard it is stunning there.
      Well you are getting out and about, Broken Hill is beautiful so much history.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Yes will let you know how the Spotlight yarn knits up. No flooding or even rain during our stay - I think it was Venice, we were in Vienna in Austria.
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    • Michelle M

      • Queensland

      I love this wool I didn't realise you could use sock wool for cardis, but it is beautiful.
      I'm sorry to hear your family are staying in Vienna longer it is always hard when family live away. Maybe they will visit you this year.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Spotlight actually sell lovely sock yarn appropriately named 'Not Just Socks' I bought a ball the other day to try it out. - on more cardis of course! We have just returned from a month in Vienna, so I was able to take the girls lots of handknits. Currently on train to Broken Hill to visit son and family, so I am getting lots of knitting done.
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    • Michelle M

      • Queensland

      Well the wee card I is just beautiful and the colours are perfect. What a lucky wee girl.i love shopping at the Bendigo mill but I also find it is hard to find suitable wool for toys in Australia.
      I was just reading your comments and I didn't realise that you could switch between the UK site and Aus one.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Thanks for your comments . My friend in NZ sent me the photo last week of baby Hazel wearing the jacket, so it is nice to know it was appreciated. I find Bendigo yarn very affordable and good quality.
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    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      Lovely little cardigan, pretty colours too :)
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Thanks Alison, this was an enjoyable project and I have more sock yarn lined up to make another. So many patterns, so much yarn, but never enough hours in the day!
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    • Christine H

      • Perth

      Very pretty-love it
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        My girlfriend’s daughter has just given birth to her 2nd baby girl in Vancouver, so the jacket is now winging it’s way to the new littlie.
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    • bernadette murphy

      You knit beautifully
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Thanks Bernadette. I love looking at what everyone else makes and it inspires me to keep at it. Pattern & yarn supply now getting out of hand!
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    • Jennifer M

      • Daleys Point.

      Lyn, what beautiful wool. The pages on the web site, seem to be everywhere, this comes after your other projects. I love the little jacket.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        Seems I can only get to view UK site if I switch the country at bottom of page. This site does seem to be chaos of late, don’t know what’s happening. Re: yarn, yes I enjoyed knitting with it and have just ordered more sock yarn as well as other DK from BWM.
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      • Jennifer M

        • Daleys Point.

        @Lyn R: I am not recieving notification of messages whichis strange I only saw this reply because I checked if you had replied to my comment. I don't know what is going on.
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      • Jennifer M

        • Daleys Point.

        @Lyn R: Lyn I am wondering if maybe you were on the UK site when you posted this so that is why it went o page 3.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        @Jennifer M: yes that could be the reason.
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